Huawei revels in bringing the Faroe Islands one step closer to 5G

The Faroe Islands’ first 5G network equipment test has been carried out by Faroese Telecom (Føroya Tele) using technology supplied by China’s Huawei, reports Telegeography.com.

The first 5G test used the Huawei Mate 20X smartphone, measuring a download speed of over 1Gbps.

Mads Rasmussen, CTO at Huawei Norge, said, according to Telegeography.com: ‘We are very pleased to bring the Faroe Islands an important step closer to all the possibilities offered by 5G. The successful test means that Faroese Telecom will soon be able to offer commercial use of 5G technologies.’